Tech Specs

Manufacturer Information

Part Number

UPC or EAN No.: 705487203820

Warranty

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Bought this to back up the 15" MacBook Pro (late '16) and it was plug and play from the get go. Took about 10 minutes to perform the first time machine backup
Bought this to back up the 15" MacBook Pro (late '16) and it was plug and play from the get go. Took about 10 minutes to perform the first time machine backup of ~40GB. So far so good.

Written by Randy K from Alhambra

Jan 26, 2017

80 of 84 people found this useful

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1.0 out of 5 stars

Dropping out files

I'm using USB-3 and it's dropping out files. For instance, is copy and paste 50 000 photos but only roughly 1-3000 will appear on hard drive. It very frustrati
I'm using USB-3 and it's dropping out files. For instance, is copy and paste 50 000 photos but only roughly 1-3000 will appear on hard drive. It very frustrating. I have to copy and past only 100 at at time which is crazy since only 20% of the hard disk if full. It's also not very fast. I'm extremely disappointed that this is so unreliable.

Written by Christie L from Toronto

Apr 6, 2017

43 of 49 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Dropping out files

1.0 out of 5 stars

Dropping out files

I'm using USB-3 and it's dropping out files. For instance, is copy and paste 50 000 photos but only roughly 1-3000 will appear on hard drive. It very frustrati
I'm using USB-3 and it's dropping out files. For instance, is copy and paste 50 000 photos but only roughly 1-3000 will appear on hard drive. It very frustrating. I have to copy and past only 100 at at time which is crazy since only 20% of the hard disk if full. It's also not very fast. I'm extremely disappointed that this is so unreliable.

Written by Christie L from Toronto

Apr 6, 2017

43 of 49 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Dropping out files

5.0 out of 5 stars

Small and Light

Bought this to back up the 15" MacBook Pro (late '16) and it was plug and play from the get go. Took about 10 minutes to perform the first time machine backup
Bought this to back up the 15" MacBook Pro (late '16) and it was plug and play from the get go. Took about 10 minutes to perform the first time machine backup of ~40GB. So far so good.

Answer

No. It's not a computer. And even if you had a computer, you would need a DVI to HDMI cable set up o
No. It's not a computer. And even if you had a computer, you would need a DVI to HDMI cable set up or something with VGA to view your video files on your TV. You cannot view video files on the television via USB 2.0 or 3.0. You would have to plug the drive into the computer and take the video off of the drive and put it on the computer then connect the computer to the TV.

Answer

USB-C is USB 3.0 and USB-A is the regular rectangular side of a USB 2.0. A C to A cable is a USB 3.0
USB-C is USB 3.0 and USB-A is the regular rectangular side of a USB 2.0. A C to A cable is a USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 cable, so yes, though it would be extremely slow.

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You can encrypt the drive (I assume using a password, I have had 4 G-Drives but never encrypted any
You can encrypt the drive (I assume using a password, I have had 4 G-Drives but never encrypted any of them) in Time Machine when you set up the drive as the location for backup. It might be an obviously offered option, it might be in Time Machine preferences, but it is definitely an offered option and it is not in disk utilities.

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No. You cannot connect any external drives to an iPad or iPhone, even with a lightning to USB-C cabl
No. You cannot connect any external drives to an iPad or iPhone, even with a lightning to USB-C cable.